Jongmyo

Seoul · South Korea

Jongmyo, South Korea
Photo: João Trindade, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May and October
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
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A solemn Confucian shrine housing the spirit tablets of Joseon kings and queens, set among wooded grounds in Seoul. Its long, austere main hall is the setting for a centuries-old royal ancestral rite still performed annually.

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